Current through September 17, 2024
502.01 Purchase or acceptance of a ticket
502.01A Any person who buys or accepts a
lottery ticket, or otherwise participates in the Nebraska Lottery, agrees to be
bound by the Lottery Regulations, Policies, Procedures and the Rules and
Procedures applicable to the particular lottery game for which the ticket was
issued.
502.01B The person
acknowledges that the determination of whether a ticket is a valid winning
ticket is subject to the Lottery Regulations, Policies, Game Rules and
Procedures including claims procedures established for the game by the
Division, and any confidential or public validation tests established by the
Division for that game.
502.01C The
person acknowledges that any disputes involving the Nebraska Lottery will be
resolved under Reg. 503 Disputes.
502.01D All liability of the State of
Nebraska, its officials, officers, and employees, and of the Department, the
Director and employees of the Division, terminates upon payment of a lottery
prize.
502.02 Sales
final
All ticket sales are final and no ticket returns may be
accepted by a Lottery Game Retailer, except as provided for in the Lottery
Regulations, the Game Rules, or with the Division's specific
approval.
502.03 Ticket
bearer instrument
A ticket that has been legally issued by a Lottery Game
Retailer is a bearer instrument until a name is signed or placed on the lottery
ticket in the area designated.
502.03A
The person who signs or places their name on the ticket is considered the
bearer of the ticket. When a name is placed in the designated area, the person
whose name appears in that area is the owner of the ticket and is entitled to
any prize attributable to that ticket. The Division will only make payment of a
prize to the name on the ticket, notwithstanding any name submitted on the
claim form.
502.03B Payment of any
prize will be made to the bearer of the validated winning ticket for that prize
upon presentation of proper identification and the submission of a prize claim
form if one is required, unless payment is otherwise delayed in accordance with
these regulations.
502.03C The
Division shall not accept any claim that a ticket was stolen if the ticket was
in bearer form.
502.04
Prize structure may vary
The actual number of prizes and prize structure may vary from
that announced by the Division because of the omission of defective tickets in
the manufacturing process, unsold tickets, the removal of tickets from
inventory to perform the Division's quality control inspection procedures,
ticket reorders, unclaimed prizes or other legitimate reasons.
